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favourite

fa·vou·rite

UK/ˈfeɪv.ɹɪt/ US/ˈfeɪvɜrɪt/ common uk
noun (3) adjective (2)

noun

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something regarded with special favor or liking

  • “that book is one of my favorites”
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adjective

1.

appealing to the general public

  • “a favorite tourist attraction”
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2.

preferred above all others and treated with partiality

  • “the favored child”
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Origin

Attested from the 1580s, borrowed from Middle French favorit, from Old French favorit or Italian favorito (“favoured, favourite”), past participle of Italian favorire (“to favor”), from favore, from Latin favor (“good will, favor”), from the verb faveō (“to favour”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂weh₁yeti (“to be favourable to”), from the root Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to shine, glow light”). Doublet of favori.

Phrases

  • hot favourite
  • mass favourite
  • unbackable favourite

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